Direction indicator for vehicles



Jan. 24,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST SWALES AND JAMES SW'ALES, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

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Application filed February 24, 1927, Serial No. 170,610, and in Great Britain April 13, 1926.

This invention relates to improvements in direction indicators for motor vehicles.

The device consists of a rod extending transversely of the vehicle and provided with a pointer pivoted at its outer end, a second rod with pointer pivoted thereto extending transversely of the vehicle in the opposite direction to the first rod the two rods being capable of sliding in a housing when actuated by operating handles stops being provided on the casing to pivot the pointers into a vertical position when in contact therewith.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1. is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2. is a sectional plan of same.

Fig. 3. is a longitudinal section of same.

Fig. 4. is an enlarged view of part of Fig. 3.

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Fig. 7 is a transverse section of same.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5 a housing A is arranged transversely of the vehicle either affixed to the dash board, the base of the windscreen or in other convenient position on the outside of the vehicle. The housing A is of channel section aiiixed by screws a to a member B having a slot 6 therein, a base member C having a slot 0 corresponding to the slot 6 in the member B being screwed on to the back of the member B.

A rod or bolt D is inserted in the housing A between it and the member B, this rod D projecting at the end (Z of the housing and having a pointer or hand E pivoted thereto. The end d of the rod D within the housing is provided with a handle or knob F mounted on a pin 7 projecting through the slot b in the member B and through the slot 0 in the member 0.

The portion of the pin 7' projecting into the slot 5 is provided with a runner f to engage a spring B which is aflixed therein by screws 22 and formed with recesses Z1 to retain the pin f in one of two predetermined positions.

A second rod or bolt D is insertedin the other end of the housing to project therefrom, this rod D projecting at the end (Z of the housing and having a pointer or hand E pivoted thereto. The end 0Z of the rod D within the housing is provided with a handle or knob F mounted on a pin 7 pro- 5. is a transverse section of Fig. 4. 6. is an enlarged v1ew of a modifica' jecting through the slot 6 in the member B and through the slot 0 in the member G.

The portion of the pin 7 projecting into the slot 1) is provided with a runner f to engage a spring B which is atlixed therein by screws 6 and formed with recesses b to retain the pin 7 in one of two predetermined positions. 7

The portion of the vehicle towhich the device is attached is slotted for the passage of the knobs F, F to the interior.

In arrangement shown in Figs. 6 and. 7 the housing A which can be ailixed on the inside of the vehicle is formed wit-h a slot a through which the pin 7 projects. The pin f also projects through the rod or bolt D into the slot 6 in the member B, with a runner D thereon to bear against the spring B In both constructions at each end of the housing A a projecting step or stop G or G is provided to engage the pointer or hand E or E when the rod or bolt D or D is re tracted within the housing to pivot it into a vertical position. The pointer or hand E and E is provided with a projection e or e to come in contact with the rod D or D when the rod is in the extended position to hold the pointer horizontal, the position of pivoting of the pointer being such that its weight causes it to assumea horizontal position when out of cont-act with the stop G or G1.

lVhat we claim claim as our invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A direction indicator. for road vehicles arranged transversely at both. sides of the vehicle comprising a channel shaped housing, having a longitudinal slot therein, two sliding bolts within the housing arranged end to end, a pointer pivoted on each sliding bolt, a slotted member along which the bolts slide a pin passing through each boltand into the slotted member, control handles on the pins, a strip spring within the slotted member to constrain the pins to remain in a stable position at either end of their travel and a. stop at each end of the frame to engage the pointer at that end to pivot it into a vertical position when the respective bolt is withdrawn into the housing.

2. A direction indicator for road vehicles arranged transversely at both sides of the vehicle comprising a slotted channel shaped housing having a longitudinal slot therein,

two sliding bolts within the housing arranged end to end, a, pointer pivoted on each Sllling bolt, a slotted member along which the bolts slide, a pin passing through the slot in the housing, one bOltwfilld into the slot in the member, 2; second pin passing through the slot in the housing the other bolt and into the slot in the member a control handle on each pin, a strip spring within the slot in the member to constrain each pin to re-' main in :1 stable position at either end of to engage the pointer at that end to pivot it 15 into a vertical position when the respective bolt is withdrawn into the housing.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set. our hands.

ERNEST SWALES. Jim ms SWALES. 

